Historical Birthday
23 Nov 1221
Alfonso X (the Wise) king of Castile & Leon (1252-84)
23 Nov 1417
William FitzAlan 16th Earl of Arundel English politician (d. 1487)
23 Nov 1553
Prospero Alpini Italian botanistphysician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
23 Nov 1632
Jean Mabillon French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
23 Nov 1669
Johann K Amman SwissDutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)
23 Nov 1690
Ernst J earl van Biron Russian duke of Koerlandregent of Ivan VI
23 Nov 1715
Pierre Charles Le Monnier French astronomer (d. 1799)
23 Nov 1719
Spranger Barry Irish Shakespearean actor born in Skinners Row Dublin (d. 1777)
23 Nov 1749
Edward Rutledge (Gov-SC)attorneysigner (Declaration of Independence)
23 Nov 1760
Gracchus Babeuf French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)
23 Nov 1785
Joannes P Roothaan 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53)
23 Nov 1800
Michail P Pogodin Russian historianauthor (Povesti)
23 Nov 1809
Horatio Phillips Van Cleve American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 1891)
23 Nov 1815
William Dennison postmastergeneral (Union) (d. 1882)
23 Nov 1819
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss American politician and Major General (Union Army) born in Belleville Virginia (d. 1901)
23 Nov 1819
Josiah Dwight Whitney Northampton Massachusetts American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him)
23 Nov 1820
John Willis Ellis Governor (Confederacy) (d. 1861)
23 Nov 1820
Isaac Todhunter British mathematician (d. 1884)
23 Nov 1830
Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch GermanAustria sculptor
23 Nov 1842
James Lillywhite Jr cricketer (1st England Test captain)
23 Nov 1855
Frank Friday Fletcher American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz) born in Oskaloosa Iowa (d. 1928)
23 Nov 1858
Frank Hearne cricketer (brother of George and Alec England and South Africa)
23 Nov 1860
Karl Branting Swedish statesmandiplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
23 Nov 1862
Alberto Williams composer (Etrerno Reposo) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
23 Nov 1862
Theo van Rysselberghe Belgian painter (pointillism)
23 Nov 1864
Henry Bourne Joy American automobile executive (d. 1936)
23 Nov 1869
Valdemar Poulsen Danish engineer who invented devices for radio broadcasting born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1942)
23 Nov 1875
Anatoly Lunacharsky Russian Marxist revolutionary author and literary critic born in Poltava Russian Empire (d. 1933)
23 Nov 1878
Ernest J King US fleet admiralChief of Naval Operations (WWII)
23 Nov 1878
Andr Caplet French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic Le miroir de Jesus) born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
23 Nov 1882
Johan C T Kikkert Dutch painteretchercritic
23 Nov 1883
Herman Baccaert Flemish philologicalwriter (Along the water front)
23 Nov 1883
Jose Clemente Orozco Mexican painter (Epic of Culture in New World)
23 Nov 1887
Boris Karloff [William H Pratt] British actor (The Mummy Frankenstein) born in Camberwell London England (d. 1969)
23 Nov 1887
Eduardo Corrochio Spanish-born dancer (d. 1943)
23 Nov 1888
Harpo Marx [Adolph] American actor and comedian (Marx brothers) born in NYC New York (d. 1964)
23 Nov 1888
Nana Bryant American actress (Ladies of the Chorus) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1955)
23 Nov 1889
Harry Sunderland Australian rugby league identity (d. 1964)
23 Nov 1890
El Lissitzky Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
23 Nov 1893
Jimmy Blanckenberg cricket pace bowler (took 60 wickets for South Africa)
23 Nov 1894
Ture Persson Swedish sprinter (Olympic silver 1912)
23 Nov 1896
Joris Vriamont Flemish authormusic publisher
23 Nov 1896
Klement Gottwald premierpresident of Czechoslovakia (1946-53)
23 Nov 1945
Assaf Dayan Israel actor (Operation Thunderbolt)
23 Nov 1945
Steve Landesberg comedian and actor (Barney Miller) born in The Bronx New York
23 Nov 1946
Diana Quick actress (Brideshead Big Sleep Odd Job) born in London England
23 Nov 1949
Gayl Jones US authorpoet (Corregidora Song for Anninho)
23 Nov 1950
Charles Chuck Schumer American politician (Rep-D-NY 1981-1999 Sen-D-NY 1999 -) born in NYC New York
23 Nov 1951
Bernd Landvoigt German DR coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
23 Nov 1896
Ruth Etting American dancer singer and actress (Roman scandals) born in David City Nebraska (d. 1978)
23 Nov 1899
Norman Hunter English childrens writer (Professor Branestawm) born in London (d. 1995)
23 Nov 1902
Aaron Bank American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (d. 2004)
23 Nov 1908
Leendert P J Braat Dutch sculptorscreenwriter
23 Nov 1908
Nelson S. Bond American sci-fi writer (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1909
Nigel Tranter authorhistorian (River Realm Robert the Bruce)
23 Nov 1911
Peter Saunders English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)
23 Nov 1912
George OHanlon American actor (Calvin-Life of Riley George Jetson) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1989)
23 Nov 1914
[Arthur] Wilson Bob Tucker American sci-fi author (Time Masters)
23 Nov 1914
Roger Avon British actor (Doctor Who Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.) born in Jarrow Tyne and Wear England (d. 1998)
23 Nov 1915
Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray] American actress (Isle of Dead Christmas in July) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2003)
23 Nov 1915
John Dehner [Forkum] American actor (The Right Stuff Big Hawaii Bare Essence) born in Staten Island New York (d. 1992)
23 Nov 1916
Michael Gough English actor (Hammer Horror Films Search for the Nile) born in Kuala Lumpur British Malaya (d. 2011)
23 Nov 1917
Hugh Joseph Charles James LEtang medical writer
23 Nov 1920
Herman Nieland Dutch organistpianistcomposer (Te Deum Laudamus)
23 Nov 1920
Paul Celan [Antschell] GermanRomanian poet (Collected Prose)
23 Nov 1921
Hein Roethof Dutch journalist and politician (PvdA)
23 Nov 1921
Ferdinando Fred Buscaglione Italian singer and actor born in Turin Italy (d. 1960)
23 Nov 1922
Manuel Fraga Iribarne president of Spanish Galicia
23 Nov 1923
Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu] Romanian actress (Naked Runner Maniac Candide) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1994)
23 Nov 1923
Billy Haughton American harness driver and trainer (d. 1986)
23 Nov 1924
Paul Richards American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight Breaking Point) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
23 Nov 1924
Paula Raymond American actress and model (The Beast From 20000 Fathoms) born in San Francisco California (d. 2003)
23 Nov 1926
Christopher Logue British poetstage writer (Trials)
23 Nov 1926
R. L. Burnside American blues musician (Deep Blues) born in Harmontown Mississippi (d. 2005)
23 Nov 1927
Guy Davenport American author artist and scholar (d. 2005)
23 Nov 1928
Jakob Jez Slovenian composer born in Botanj
23 Nov 1928
Jerry Bock Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof) born in New Haven Connecticut
23 Nov 1929
Maurice Flitcroft British golfer and audacious hoaxer born in Manchester England (d. 2007)
23 Nov 1929
Hal Lindsey American evangelist and Christian writer
23 Nov 1930
Robert Easton [Burke] American actor referred to as The Man of a Thousand Voices (Someone Up There Likes Me) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2011)
23 Nov 1930
William E Brock (Sen-D)US Secretary of Labor (1985-87)
23 Nov 1931
Yevgeni Grischin USSR 500m1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956 60)
23 Nov 1931
Gloria Lynne American Jazz vocalist (Dell Tones) born in Harlem New York City (d. 2013)
23 Nov 1932
Michael Knight air chief marshallBritish leader (NATO)
23 Nov 1933
Hayes Jenkins American figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
23 Nov 1933
Krzysztof Penderecki Debica Poland composer (Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima)
23 Nov 1933
Ali Shariati Iranian sociologist and revolutionary
23 Nov 1934
Michael Wayne producer (McQ Chisum Green Berets McLintock)
23 Nov 1934
Robert Towne producerscreenwriter (Chinatown)
23 Nov 1935
Ken Eastwood cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
23 Nov 1935
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 11) born in Moscow Russia
23 Nov 1938
Herbert Achternbusch actor (Hedes Mix Wix Wohin) born in Munich. Germany
23 Nov 1939
Betty Everett US singer (Getting Mighty Crowded)
23 Nov 1940
Luis Tiant Cuban MLB pitcher (3-time All Star 1968 74 76) born in Marianao Cuba
23 Nov 1942
Susan Anspach American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose Hair Five Easy Pieces Play It Again Sam) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1943
Andrew Goodman civil rights worker murdered in 1964
23 Nov 1944
Joe Eszterhas screenwriter (Basic Instinct Showgirls)
23 Nov 1951
David Rappaport 311 actor (Wizard Time Bandits) born in London England
23 Nov 1951
Jorg Landvoigt German DR coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
23 Nov 1952
Francie Larrieu Smith American 1.5310K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979)
23 Nov 1953
Martin Kent cricketer (Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981)
23 Nov 1954
Ferry Hoogendijk Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
23 Nov 1955
Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan] American sci-fi author (Yendi Jhereg)
23 Nov 1955
Ludovico Einaudi Italian composer and pianist
23 Nov 1955
Mary Landrieu American politician senior senator of Louisiana
23 Nov 1956
Bruce Edgar cricketer (NZ opener through the 80)
23 Nov 1956
Shane Gould Brisbane Queensland swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972)
23 Nov 1958
David Wallace actor (General Hospital Babysitter Humongus) born in Miami Florida
23 Nov 1958
Martin Snedden cricketer (NZ medium-pacer of 80s)
23 Nov 1959
Maxwell Caulfield Derbyshire England actor (Miles-The Colbys)
23 Nov 1960
Jayananda Warnaweera cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler)
23 Nov 1961
Merv Hughes cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1985-94 Extrovert)
23 Nov 1962
Andrea Blackwell basketball forward (Olympics 1996) born in Calgary Alberta
23 Nov 1962
Nicols Maduro Venezuelan politician President of Venezuela (2013-present) born in Caracas Venezuela
23 Nov 1963
Mamoru Takuma Japanese mass murderer and rapist (d. 2004)
23 Nov 1964
John Williams NFL linebackerFB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
23 Nov 1964
Kapila Wijegunewardene cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler)
23 Nov 1965
Michael Brainard American actor (All My Children Santa Barbara) born in Hollywood California
23 Nov 1965
Rodion Gataullin Uzbekistan pole vaulter (Olympic silver 1988)
23 Nov 1965
Jennifer Michael Hecht American poet and historian
23 Nov 1966
Jerry Kelly PGA golfer (1993 Nike Cleveland Open-2nd) born in Madison Wisconsin
23 Nov 1967
Brian Glynn Iserlohn Ger NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
23 Nov 1967
Diane OGrady North Bay Ontario rower (Olympics 1996)
23 Nov 1967
Gary Kirsten cricketer (South African lefty opening batsman 1993-) born in Cape Town South Africa
23 Nov 1967
Patrick Mameli Dutch rock vocalistguitarist (Pestilence) born in Holland Netherlands
23 Nov 1967
Salli Richardson American actress (Posse) born in Chicago Illinois
23 Nov 1968
John ONeill American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996) born in Detroit Michigan
23 Nov 1968
Hamid Hassani Iranian scholar and lexicographer born in Saqqez Iran
23 Nov 1878
Holcombe Ward American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1904 President USLTA 1937-47) born in New York NY (d. 1967)
23 Nov 1923
Guy [Gaetano] Molinari American politician (R-House of Representatives from New York 1981-1983) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1923
Billy Haughton American harness driver and trainer (Hambletonian x 4 Little Brown Jug x 5 Messenger Stakes x 7) born in Gloversville NY (d. 1986)
23 Nov 1930
Ricou Browning American director actor stuntman and producer (Creature from the Black Lagoon) born in Fort Pierce Florida
23 Nov 1939
Betty Everett American singer (Getting Mighty Crowded)
23 Nov 1940
Luis Tiant Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968 74 76) born in Marianao Cuba
23 Nov 1944
Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck] German fashion photographer and director born in Lissa German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
23 Nov 1946
Diana Quick English actress (Brideshead Big Sleep Odd Job) born in London
23 Nov 1949
Gayl Jones American authorpoet (Corregidora Song for Anninho)
23 Nov 1956
Shane Gould Australian freestyle swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972) born in Sydney Australia
23 Nov 1966
Jerry Kelly American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles) born in Madison Wisconsin
23 Nov 1968
Kirsty Young Scottish television journalist born in East Kilbride United Kingdom
23 Nov 1969
Jonathan Seet Canadian singer born in Singapore
23 Nov 1970
Glenn Murray American outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Manning South Carolina
23 Nov 1970
Zo Ball British television and radio presenter born in Blackpool United Kingdom
23 Nov 1865
Howard Taylor American tennis player (US National Cships doubles 1879 singles 1884 86 87 88 runner-up) born in NYC New York (d. 1920)
23 Nov 1876
Manuel de Falla Spanish pianist and composer (Atlntida) born in Cdiz Spain (d. 1946)
23 Nov 1878
Andr Caplet French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic Le miroir de Jesus) born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
23 Nov 1920
Paul Celan [Antschell] GermanRomanian poet (Collected Prose)
23 Nov 1925
Johnny Mandel American composer arranger and musician (MASH theme) born in New York City (d. 2020)
23 Nov 1926
Vann Molyvann Cambodian architect (New Khmer architecture) born in Ream Cambodia (d. 2017)
23 Nov 1930
Dick Kazmaier American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951 Unanimous All-American 1951 Princeton) born in Maumee Ohio (d. 2013)
23 Nov 1931
Oscar C. Yatco Filipino violinist and conductor born in Tanuan Batangas Philippines (d. 2014)
23 Nov 1933
Krzysztof Penderecki Polish composer (Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima) born in Dbica Poland (d. 2020)
23 Nov 1933
Ali Shariati Iranian sociologist & revolutionary born in Kahak Iran (d. 1977)
23 Nov 1941
Simon Nolet French-Canadian ice hockey right winger (Philadelphia Flyers 1967-74) born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Quebec Canada
23 Nov 1941
Derek Mahon Irish Poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
23 Nov 1950
Cecil Hooker American country and rockabilly violinist (Snuff - Bad Bad Billy)
23 Nov 1952
Bill Troiano American tuba player and teacher (Long Island Tuba Quartet) born in Plainview New York
23 Nov 1953
Francis Cabrel French folk adnd country singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Agen France
23 Nov 1954
Bruce Hornsby American pop rock and bluegrass singer-songwriter and piano player (The Way It Is) born in Williamsburg Virginia
23 Nov 1955
Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan] American sci-fi author (Yendi Jhereg)
23 Nov 1955
Ludovico Einaudi Italian pianist classical and film composer (Divenire) born in Turin Piedmont Italy
23 Nov 1955
Mary Landrieu American politician (US Senator of Louisiana 1997-2005) born in Arlington Virgina
23 Nov 1961
Merv Hughes Australian cricket fast bowler (53 Tests 212 wickets 33 ODIs) born in Euroa Australia
23 Nov 1961
Nicolas Bacri Frenck classical music composer born in Paris
23 Nov 1964
Boyd Kestner American actor (Outsiders) born in Virginia
23 Nov 1967
Gary Kirsten South African cricket batsman and coach (101 Tests 7289 runs 45.27 21 x 100s) born in Cape Town South Africa
23 Nov 1221
Alfonso X the Wise King of Castile & Leon (1252-84) born in Toledo Spain (d. 1284)
23 Nov 1402
Jean de Dunois Bastard of Orlans French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc (d. 1468)
23 Nov 1553
Prospero Alpini Italian botanist and physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
23 Nov 1669
Johann K. Amman Swiss-Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)
23 Nov 1690
Ernst J. earl van Biron Russian duke of Koerland and regent of Ivan VI
23 Nov 1715
Pierre Charles Le Monnier French astronomer born in Paris France (d. 1799)
23 Nov 1748
Etienne Joseph Floquet French opera composer born in Aix-en-Provence France (d. 1785)
23 Nov 1749
Edward Rutledge American founding father (Governor of South Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence) born in Charleston British America
23 Nov 1765
Thomas Attwood English organist and composer born in London (d. 1838)
23 Nov 1794
Johan Frederik van Oordt Dutch theologian (Groninger direction) born in Rotterdam (d. 1852)
23 Nov 1797
Gbor Mtray Hungarian composer and musicologist born in Nagykata Hungary (d. 1875)
23 Nov 1800
Michail Pogodin Russian historian and author (Povesti) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1875)
23 Nov 1815
William Dennison American politician (US postmaster general Governor of Ohio) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1882)
23 Nov 1819
Josiah Dwight Whitney American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him) born in Northampton Massachusetts
23 Nov 1820
John Willis Ellis American politician Governor of North Carolina during US Civil War born in Rowan County North Carolina (d. 1861)
23 Nov 1821
Charles Meryon British-French etcher who was color blind born in Paris (d. 1868)
23 Nov 1830
Kaspar von Zumbusch German-Austria sculptor of public statues in Vienna born in Herzebrock Westphalia (d. 1915)
23 Nov 1842
James Lillywhite English cricketer (1st England Test captain) born in Westhampnett England (d. 1929)
23 Nov 1843
Josef Sucher Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Mrchen) born in Dbr Hungary
23 Nov 1858
Frank Hearne English cricket batsman (2 Tests England 4 South Africa Kent Western Province) born in Ealing England (d. 1949)
23 Nov 1860
Karl Branting Swedish statesman and diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
23 Nov 1862
Alberto Williams Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1952)
23 Nov 1864
Henry Bourne Joy American automobile executive (Packard Motor Car Co.) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1936)
23 Nov 1878
Ernest King US fleet admiral (Chief of Naval Operations in WWII) born in Lorain Ohio (d. 1956)
23 Nov 1882
Johan Conrad Kikkert Dutch painter and critic (promoted modern art in Netherlands through Modern Art Circle) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1965)
23 Nov 1887
Paul Malengreau Belgian organist composer and educator (Brussels Conservatory 1813-53) born in at Trlon Nord France
23 Nov 1887
Henry Moseley English physicist (relationship between atomic number and charge of the atomic nucleus) born in Weymouth England (d. 1915)
23 Nov 1888
Nana Bryant American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus Our Miss Brooks - Mrs. Nestor) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1955)
23 Nov 1892
Ert [Romain de Tirtoff] Russian-French artist and designer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1990)
23 Nov 1896
Joris Vriamont Flemish author and music publisher
23 Nov 1896
Klement Gottwald Czech communist politician Premier and President of Czechoslovakia (1946-53) born in Vykov Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
23 Nov 1897
Nirad C. Chaudhuri Indian writer ( The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian) born in Kishoregunj East Bengal British India (d. 1999)
23 Nov 1897
Karl Gebhardt Nazi doctor (executed for war crimes for conducting experiments on concentration camp inmates) born in Haag in Oberbayern Germany (d. 1948)
23 Nov 1906
Mervyn Roberts Welsh composer born in Abergele Denbighshire (d. 1990)
23 Nov 1908
Leendert Braat Dutch sculptor and screenwriter
23 Nov 1908
Nelson S. Bond American sci-fi writer born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1909
Nigel Tranter Scottish author and historian (River Realm Robert the Bruce) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2000)
23 Nov 1910
Hal Schumacher American MLB player (New York Giants) born in Hinkley New York (d. 1993)
23 Nov 1914
Emmett Ashford American MLB umpire (first certified black umpire in organised baseball) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1980)
23 Nov 1915
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro Guatemalan politician President of Guatemala (1966-70) born in Guatemala City (d. 1996)
23 Nov 1917
Hugh Joseph Charles James LEtang British medical writer (d. 1996)
23 Nov 1919
Cludio Santoro Brazilian violinist conductor and composer born in Manaus Brazil (d. 1989)
23 Nov 1919
Peter Strawson English philosopher (University of Oxford) born in London England (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1920
Chalmers Wylie American politician (Rep-R-Ohio 1967-93) born in Norwich Ohio (d. 1998)
23 Nov 1920
Herman Nieland Dutch organist pianist and composer (Te Deum Laudamus)
23 Nov 1920
Paul Celan [Antschell] German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose)
23 Nov 1923
Angelo John Novarese American record company founder (Hi Tunes)
23 Nov 1923
Daniel Brewster American politician (Rep-(D)-Maryland 1963-69) born in Baltimore Maryland(d. 2007)
23 Nov 1924
Colin Turnbull British-American anthropologist (The Forest people) born in London England (d. 1994)
23 Nov 1926
Christopher Logue British poet and stage writer (Trials)
23 Nov 1928
Jakob Jez Slovenian composer born in Botanj Slovenia
23 Nov 1928
Jerry Bock American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 2010)
23 Nov 1929
Hal Lindsey American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer born in Houston Texas
23 Nov 1930
Jack McKeon American baseball manager (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins 2 NL Manager of the Year 1999 2003) born in South Amboy New Jersey
23 Nov 1930
Bill Brock American politician (Senor-(D)-Tennessee 1971-77)US Secretary of Labor (1985-87) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2021)
23 Nov 1931
Yevgeni Grischin Russian 500m1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956 60)
23 Nov 1931
Gloria Lynne [Wilson] American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones) born in Harlem New York City (d. 2013)
23 Nov 1934
Rita Rossi Colwell American oceanographer born in Beverly Massachusetts
23 Nov 1936
Celin Romero Spanish classical guitarist (the Romeros) born in Mlaga Spain
23 Nov 1941
Simon Nolet French Canadian ice hockey right winger (Philadelphia Flyers 1967-74) born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Quebec Canada
23 Nov 1948
Frank Worthington English soccer forward (8 caps Huddersfield Town Leicester City Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Tranmere Rovers) born in Halifax England (d. 2021)
23 Nov 1949
Gayl Jones American novelist (Corregidora) and poet (Song for Anninho) born in Lexington Kentucky
23 Nov 1949
Charlie Black American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - Shadows in the Moonlight K.T. Oslin - Come Next Monday) born in Cheverly Maryland (d. 2021)
23 Nov 1950
Cecil Hooker American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - Bad Bad Billy)
23 Nov 1953
Francis Cabrel French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Agen France
23 Nov 1959
Maxwell Caulfield English actor (Miles-The Colbys) born in Derbyshire England
23 Nov 1962
Calvin Hayes British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock) born in London
23 Nov 1963
Gwynne Shotwell American engineer and businesswoman (SpaceX) born in Evanston Illinois
23 Nov 1964
Dan Snyder American NFL team owner (Washington Football Team) born in Silver Spring Maryland
23 Nov 1553
Prospero Alpini Italian botanist and physician (De Plantis Aegypti liber) known for his study of date palms born in Marostica Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
23 Nov 1669
Johann K. Amman Swiss-Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens) born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1724)
23 Nov 1690
Ernst Johann van Biron Russian duke of Courland and regent of Ivan VI born in Kalnciems Semigallia (d. 1772)
23 Nov 1749
Edward Rutledge American founding father Governor of South Carolina (1798-1800) and signer of the Declaration of Independence born in Charleston British America (d. 1800)
23 Nov 1755
Thomas Lord English cricket batsman (founder of Lords cricket ground Middlesex CCC) born in Thirsk England (d. 1832)
23 Nov 1760
Gracchus Babeuf French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) (d. 1797)
23 Nov 1785
Jan Roothaan 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53) (d. 1853)
23 Nov 1819
Josiah Dwight Whitney American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him) born in Northampton Massachusetts (d. 1896)
23 Nov 1842
James Lillywhite English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain 2 Tests 8 wickets Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 188199) born in Westhampnett England (d. 1929)
23 Nov 1843
Josef Sucher Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Mrchen) born in Dbr Hungary (d. 1908)
23 Nov 1860
Karl Hjalmar Branting Swedish statesman and diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1925)
23 Nov 1862
Theo van Rysselberghe Belgian painter (pointillism) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1926)
23 Nov 1883
Herman Baccaert Flemish philological and writer (Along the water front) (d. 1921)
23 Nov 1883
Jose Clemente Orozco Mexican mural painter (Epic of Culture in New World) born in Zapotln el Grande Mexico (d. 1949)
23 Nov 1887
Paul Malengreau Belgian organist composer and educator (Brussels Conservatory 1813-53) born in at Trlon Nord France (d. 1956)
23 Nov 1888
Nana Bryant American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus Harvey Brewsters Millions) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1955)
23 Nov 1894
Ture Persson Swedish sprinter (Olympic silver 1912) born in Kristianstad Sweden (d. 1956)
23 Nov 1896
Joris Vriamont Flemish author and music publisher (d. 1961)
23 Nov 1896
Viktor Kosenko Russian-Ukrainian pianist composer (Moldavian Poem) and educator born in Saint Petersberg Russian Empire (d. 1938)
23 Nov 1897
Nirad C. Chaudhuri Indian writer (The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian) born in Kishoregunj East Bengal British India (d. 1999)
23 Nov 1908
Leendert Braat Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World) (d. 1982)
23 Nov 1909
Nigel Tranter Scottish author and historian (River Realm Robert the Bruce) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2000)
23 Nov 1911
Peter Saunders English theater producer created The Mousetrap - worlds longest play) born in London England (d. 2003)
23 Nov 1914
Wilson Tucker American sci-fi author (Time Masters) born in Deer Creek Illinois (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1921
Jack Marshall American jazz and session guitarist film and television composer arranger and record producer (Capitol Records) born in El Dorado Kansas (d. 1973)
23 Nov 1923
Daniel Brewster American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69) born in Baltimore Maryland(d. 2007)
23 Nov 1923
Guy [Gaetano] Molinari American politician (Rep-New York 1981-1983) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1926
Sathya Sai Baba Indian guru and philosopher born in Puttaparthi British India (d. 2011)
23 Nov 1927
Guy Davenport American author artist and scholar born in Anderson South Carolina (d. 2005)
23 Nov 1929
Maurice Flitcroft British golfer known as the worlds worst golfer born in Manchester England
23 Nov 1930
Bill Brock American Republican politician (Senator from Tennessee 1971-77) and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2021)
23 Nov 1931
Yevgeny Grischin Russian 500m1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956 60) born in Tula Soviet Union (d. 2005)
23 Nov 1932
Michel David-Weill French investment banker (Lazard Frre) born in Paris France
23 Nov 1934
Michael Wayne American film producer (Chisum Green Berets McLintock) son of John Wayne born in Los Angeles California (d. 2003)
23 Nov 1934
Robert Towne American producer and screenwriter (Chinatown) born in Los Angeles California
23 Nov 1935
Dean Gallo American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1985-94) born in Havensack New Jersey (d. 1994)
23 Nov 1935
Steve Burtenshaw English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday Everton QPR Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games) born in Portslade England (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1935
Vladislav Volkov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 11) born in Moscow Russia
23 Nov 1936
Robert Barnard British mystery writer born in Burnham-on-Crouch England (d. 2013)
23 Nov 1936
Steve Landesberg American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - Dietrich) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2010)
23 Nov 1938
Esko Nikkari Finnish actor (Aapo) born Lapua Finland (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1938
Herbert Achternbusch German actor (Hedes Mix Wix Wohin) born in Munich Germany
23 Nov 1939
Betty Everett American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (Its In His Kiss) born in Greenwood Mississippi (d. 2001)
23 Nov 1940
Gene Visscher American college basketball coach (Weber State University 1971-74 Northern Arizona University 1981-83) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1941
Alan Mullery English soccer player (Fulham Spurs) manager and pundit born in London England
23 Nov 1941
Franco Nero Italian actor (Django) born in Parma Italy
23 Nov 1942
Steve Gillette American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Darcy FarrowBed of Roses) born in Pensacola Florida
23 Nov 1943
Andrew Goodman American civil rights worker (murdered by the Klu Klux Klan) born in New York City (d. 1964)
23 Nov 1943
Denis Sassou Nguesso Congolese politician (President of the Republic of the Congo 1979-92 1997-) born in Edou Congo
23 Nov 1943
Petar Skansi Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968 Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia Croatia Jugoplastika Benetton Treviso) born in Sumartin Croatia (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1943
Sue Nicholls British actress (Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street) born in Darlaston England
23 Nov 1944
Joe Eszterhas American screenwriter (Basic Instinct Showgirls) born in Csknydoroszl Hungary
23 Nov 1945
Assaf Dayan Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt) born in Nahalal Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
23 Nov 1945
Dennis Nilsen Scottish serial killer born in Fraserburgh Scotland (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1945
Jerry Harris American sculptor born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
23 Nov 1946
Bobby Rush American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-) born in Albany Georgia
23 Nov 1946
Giorgos Koudas Greek footballer born in Thessaloniki Greece
23 Nov 1947
Geoffrey Roberts English wine merchant (championed Australian and Californian wines) born in London England (d. 1994)
23 Nov 1948
Bruce Vilanch American comedy writer (head writer for the Oscars) born in New York City
23 Nov 1951
Bernd Landvoigt German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976) born in Brandenburg an der Havel German Democratic Republic
23 Nov 1951
David Rappaport English 311 actor (Wizard Time Bandits) born in London England
23 Nov 1951
Jorg Landvoigt German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976) born in Brandenburg an der Havel German Democratic Republic
23 Nov 1952
Bill Troiano American tuba player (Long Island Tuba Quartet) and teacher born in Plainview New York
23 Nov 1952
Francie Larrieu Smith American 1.5310K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979) born in Palo Alto California
23 Nov 1953
Martin Kent Australian cricketer (Queensland batsman Australia)
23 Nov 1954
Glenn Brummer American baseball player born in Olney Illinois
23 Nov 1954
Ken Schrom American MLB player born in Grangeville Idaho
23 Nov 1955
Mary Landrieu American politician (US Senator of Louisiana 1997-2005) born in Arlington Virgina
23 Nov 1955
Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan] American sci-fi author (Yendi Jhereg) born in St. Paul Minnesota
23 Nov 1956
Bruce Edgar New Zealand cricketer (NZ opener through the 80s) born in Wellington New Zealand
23 Nov 1957
Mark Radice American session and touring musician (Donovan Aerosmith Cheap Trick) singer songwriter and producer (The Muppets Sesame Street) born in Newark New Jersey
23 Nov 1958
David Wallace American actor (General Hospital Babysitter Humongus) born in Miami Florida
23 Nov 1958
Martin Snedden New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-pacer of 80s)and sports administrator born in Auckland New Zealand
23 Nov 1959
Brook Jacoby American baseball third baseman 1981-92 (Cleveland Indians and 2 other teams) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
23 Nov 1959
Dominique Dunne American actress (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker Poltergeist) born in Santa Monica California (d. 1982)
23 Nov 1959
Maxwell Caulfield British stage and screen actor (DynastyThe Colbys - Miles) born in Derbyshire England
23 Nov 1960
Jayananda Warnaweera Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler) born in Matara Sri Lanka
23 Nov 1960
Robin Roberts American television reporter (Good Morning America) born in Tuskegee Alabama
23 Nov 1961
Keith Ablow American psychiatrist and author born in Marblehead Massachusetts
23 Nov 1961
Nicolas Bacri French classical music composer born in Paris France
23 Nov 1962
Calvin Hayes British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock) born in London England
23 Nov 1963
Dale Sveum American MLB player and coach born in Richmond California
23 Nov 1608
Francisco Manuel de Mello Portuguese writer (Catalan Revolt) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1666)
23 Nov 1889
Harry Sunderland Australian rugby league administrator (manager 192930 Kangaroo tour of GB Queensland RFL secretary 1913-22 inspired establishment RL in France) born in Gympie Australia (d. 1964)
23 Nov 1894
Rosetta Duncan American vaudevillian (Duncan Sisters) actress (Topsy and Eva) and songwriter (Remeberin) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1959)
23 Nov 1896
Joris Vriamont Flemish author and music publisher born in Lincent Belgium (d. 1961)
23 Nov 1910
Hal Schumacher American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933 MLB All-Star 1933 35 New York Giants) born in Hinkley New York (d. 1993)
23 Nov 1912
George OHanlon American actor (Life of Riley - Calvin Joe McDoakes shorts) voice actor (The Jetsons - George Jetson) and screenwriter born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1989)
23 Nov 1914
Emmett Ashford American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1980)
23 Nov 1920
Herman Nieland Dutch organist pianist composer (Te Deum Laudamus Bltterlos) and educator born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1993)
23 Nov 1920
Paul Celan [Antschell] German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose) born in Cernui Romania (d. 1970)
23 Nov 1922
Manuel Fraga [Iribarne] Spanish politician President of Spanish Galicia (1990-2005) born in Vilalba Galaicia Spain (d. 2012)
23 Nov 1923
Angelo John Novarese American record company founder (Hi Tunes) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1996)
23 Nov 1923
Daniel Brewster American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2007)
23 Nov 1928
Jakob Je Slovenian composer (Klas pri klasu (Ear by Ear)) and pedagogue born in Botanj Slovenia (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1935
Vladislav Volkov Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 11) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1971)
23 Nov 1937
Bev Risman English rugby union fly-half (8 Tests England 4 British & Irish Lions University of Oxford RFC) and rugby league fullback (5 Tests GB 1 England Leigh RLFC Leeds RLFC) born in Salford England (d. 2023)
23 Nov 1938
Esko Nikkari Finnish actor (Aapo) born in Lapua Finland (d. 2006)
23 Nov 1943
Petar Skansi Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968 Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia Croatia Jugoplastika Benetton Treviso) born in Sumartin Croatia (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1950
Cecil Hooker American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - Bad Bad Billy) born in Danville Indiana
23 Nov 1958
Martin Snedden New Zealand cricket seam bowler (25 Tests 58 wickets BB 568 Auckland) and executive (CEO NZC 2001-11) born in Auckland New Zealand
23 Nov 1402
Jean de Dunois Bastard of Orlans French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc illegitimate son of the Duke of Orleans born in France (d. 1468)
23 Nov 1417
William FitzAlan 9th Earl of Arundel English nobleman who fought during the War of the Roses (d. 1487)
23 Nov 1632
Jean Mabillon French palaeographer and monastic scholar established principles for dating medieval manuscripts born near Rheims France (d. 1707)
23 Nov 1641
Anthonie Heinsius Dutch statesman Grand Pensionary of Holland (1689-1720) born in Delft Dutch Republic (d. 1720)
23 Nov 1760
Gracchus Babeuf French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) and revolutionary born in Saint-Quentin France (d. 1797)
23 Nov 1785
Jan Roothaan 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits authorized 1838 Maryland Jesuit slave sale (1829-53) born in Amsterdam (d. 1853)
23 Nov 1865
Howard Taylor American tennis player (US National Cships doubles 1879 singles 1884 86 87 88 runner-up) born in New York City (d. 1920)
23 Nov 1882
Johan Conrad Kikkert Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1965)
23 Nov 1883
Herman Baccaert Flemish philological and writer (Along the water front) born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1921)
23 Nov 1888
Harpo Marx [Adolph] American actor and comedian (Marx brothers) born in New York City (d. 1964)
23 Nov 1896
Ruth Etting American stage radio and screen singer (Shine On Harvest Moon Ten Cents A Dance) and actress (Roman Scandals Ziegfeld Follies) born in David City Nebraska (d. 1978)
23 Nov 1896
Viktor Kosenko Russian-Ukrainian pianist composer (Moldavian Poem) and educator born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1938)
23 Nov 1902
Victor Jory Canadian-American stage and screen actor (A Midsummer Nights Dream Kings Row Manhunt) born in Dawson City Yukon Territory Canada (d. 1982)
23 Nov 1908
Leendert Braat Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World) born in Paris France (d. 1982)
23 Nov 1912
Tyree Glenn American jazz and session trombonist and vibraphone player (Cab Calloway Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong) born in Corsicana Texas (d. 1974)
23 Nov 1923
Guy [Gaetano] Molinari American politician (Rep-New York 1981-1983) born in New York City (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1924
Paul Richards American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight Breaking Point) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
23 Nov 1926
Christopher Logue British poet (Cold Calls War Music) playwright actor and pacifist born in Portsmouth England (d. 2011)
23 Nov 1929
Gloria Lynne [Wilson] American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones) born in Harlem New York (d. 2013)
23 Nov 1929
Hal Lindsey American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer (The Late Great Planet Earth) born in Houston Texas
23 Nov 1929
Maurice Flitcroft British golfer known as the worlds worst golfer born in Manchester England (d. 2007)
23 Nov 1930
Ricou Browning American film stuntman (Creature from the Black Lagoon) stunt co-ordinator (Thunderball) director and producer (Flipper) born in Fort Pierce Florida (d. 2023) [1]
23 Nov 1932
Michel David-Weill French investment banker (Lazard Frre) born in Paris France (d. 2022)
23 Nov 1934
Robert Towne (n Schwartz) American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Chinatown The Last Detail Shampoo) and director (Personal Best Tequila Sunrise) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2024) [1]
23 Nov 1935
Wally Harris Canadian ice hockey referee (6 x Stanley Cup series first NHL Director of Officiating) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2024)
23 Nov 1940
Luis Tiant Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968 74 76 Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox HOF) born in Marianao Cuba (d. 2024) [1]
23 Nov 1941
Simon Nolet French Canadian NHL hockey right winger 1967-77 (Stanley Cup - 1974 Philadelphia Flyers and 3 other teams) born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Quebec Canada
23 Nov 1942
Susan Anspach American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose Hair Five Easy Pieces Play It Again Sam) born in New York City (d. 2018)
23 Nov 1944
Sandra Stevens British pop singer (Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me) born in Leeds England
23 Nov 1946
Hans Hoekman Dutch actor and voice actor who played Oscar the Grouch on Sesamstraat born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 2017)
23 Nov 1948
Lisa Lindahl American inventor of the sports bra (Jogbra) born in Montclair New Jersey [1]
23 Nov 1949
Alan Paul [Wichinsky] American jazz singer and songwriter (The Manhattan Transfer - Twilight ZoneTwilight Tone) born in Newark New Jersey
23 Nov 1950
Charles Chuck Schumer American politician (Rep-D-NY 1981-1999 Sen-D-NY 1999 -) born in New York City
23 Nov 1951
Nikki Kelly English actress (Hi-de-Hi - Sylvia) born in Leamington Spa England
23 Nov 1953
Martin Kent Australian cricket batsman (3 Tests 2 x 50 5 ODIs WSC 3 x 100 Queensland) born in Mossman Australia
23 Nov 1954
Ferry Hoogendijk Dutch politician and editor in chief of Elsevier born in Gouda Netherlands (d. 2014)
23 Nov 1959
Brook Jacoby American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1986 90 Cleveland Indians) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
23 Nov 1417
William Fitzalan 9th Earl of Arundel English nobleman who fought during the War of the Roses born in England (d. 1487)
23 Nov 1705
Thomas Birch British historian and biographer (History of the Royal Society 1756-57 Copies of Letters relating to the March of General Braddock) born in Clerkenwell England (d. 1766) [1] [2]
23 Nov 1820
Isaac Todhunter British mathematician born in Rye England (d. 1884)
23 Nov 1851
Jonas Basanaviius Lithuanian nationalist and a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania born in Oszkobole Congress Poland (d. 1916)
23 Nov 1860
Karl Hjalmar Branting Swedish politician first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden and co-winner of the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1925)
23 Nov 1861
Konstantin Korovin leading Russian impressionist painter born in Moscow Russia (d. 1939)
23 Nov 1890
El Lissitzky Russian avant-garde artist (Book design for Of Two Squares Proun) born in Pochinok Russian Empire (d. 1941) [1] [2]
23 Nov 1902
Aaron Bank American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces born in New York City (d. 2004)
23 Nov 1907
Lars Leksell Swedish physician professor of neurosurgery and inventor of radio surgery born in Fssberg Sweden (d. 1986)
23 Nov 1917
Hugh LEtang British medical writer and editor (The Pathology of Leadership Ailing Leaders in Power 1914-1994) born in England (d. 1996) [1] [2]
23 Nov 1927
Robert Pursley American Air Force Lieutenant General and senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense (1966-72) born in Muncie Indiana (d. 2025) [1]
23 Nov 1929
Hal Lindsey American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer (The Late Great Planet Earth) born in Houston Texas (d. 2024) [1]
23 Nov 1937
Richie Adubato American basketball coach (NBA Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Orlando Magic WNBA NY Liberty Washington Mystics) born in Irvington New Jersey (d. 2025)
23 Nov 1948
Zo Wicomb South African academic and writer (You Cant Get Lost in Cape Town Davids Story) born in Namaqualand South Africa (d. 2025)
23 Nov 1960
Jayananda Warnaweera Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (10 Tests 32 wickets Galle CC Singha SC) born in Matara Sri Lanka (d. 2025)
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